Curtain clasp for draping and hanging curtains



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CURTAIN CLASP FOR DRAPING AND HANGING CURTAINS Filed Aug. 19. 1966INVENTOR ATTORNEY United States Patent M 3 Claims Int. Cl. A47h 1/06,15/00, 13/00 ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A curtain clasp for draping andhanging curtains in which an oblong plate has on one of its longitudinalsurfaces at least one mushroom-like projection having a neck portion anda head and being adapted to slide into the undercut channel and guidewayof a correspondingly shaped curtain bar. On the oblong plates oppositesurface are two spaced studs extending at right angles to saidsurface',one of which carries the headed end of a curtain suspending andpleating pin in an open slot arranged at right angles to thelongitudinal surface of said oblong plate and extending in the directionof the second stud. The second stud contains a slot which opens upwardand is parallel to the longitudinal surface of said oblong plate.Thisslot is adapted to receive the pointed end of the pin 'and hold itin locking engagement therewith by a curtain suspended from the pin.

This invention relates to :a curtain clasp for draping and hangingcurtains, said curtain clasp consisting of an oblong body provided with:a pin adapted to be pierced through the hem of the curtain.

The object of the present invention is to provide a curtain clasp ofthis type which is easy and inexpensive to produce and simple and handyto use.

This object is accomplished, according to the invention, by a body whichcomprises a plate member which is provided at one of its longitudinalsides with at least one mushroom-like projection having a neck portionand an enlarged head portion adapted to be introduced into and slidablycarried by the slot of a curtain rod, and at the other longitudinal sideoppostie to the first longitudinal side with two perpendicularlyextending substantially cylindrical studs in spaced relation, one ofwhich carries a pivotal pin and the other is provided with a slotextending essentially at right angles to the axial direction of the studand adapted to receive the tip of the pin. Preferably, said oblong plateis provided at one of its longitudinal sides with two mushroom-likeprojections, and is made from a hard plastic such as nylon, preferablyby injection molding.

The invention will be described further, by way of an example of apreferred embodiment, with reference to the accompanying drawings inwhich:

FIG. 1 is an enlarged scale perspective of a curtain clasp according tothe invention;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective of the curtain clasp introduced intothe slot of a curtain board; and

FIG. 3 is :a front elevation of the curtain clasp introduced into theslot of the curtain board.

The curtain clasp shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 consists of an oblong platemember 1 having at one of its longitudinal sides two spacedmushroom-like projections 2, 3 intended to be introduced into a slot ofa curtain board and comprising a neck portion 2a, 3a and an enlargedhead portion 2b, 3b which is adapted to be retained slidably within theslot of the curtain board. At the other longitudinal side opposite tothe first longitudinal side plate 1 carries two perpendicularlyextending substantially cylindrical studs 4, 5 in spaced relation, oneof which (5) carries 3,427,673 Patented Feb. 18, 1969 a pin 6 and theother (4) is provided with a slot 7 arranged substantially at rightangles to the axial direction of the stud, in which slot the tip of thepin is engageable. Preferably, pin 6 consists of a resilient metal suchas steel, and presents at one end a needlepoint and at the other a head.The pin head is held by resilient pressure within a slot 8 extendingaxially inwards from the end surface of stud 5 and radially outwardsfrom the axis of stud 5 towards the axis of stud 4. Preferably, slot 8is provided at its bottom with a small enlargement to retain the pinhead in the slot. Since slot 8 is only about half as long as thediameter of stud 5, the pin 6 when pivoted forwards will be stoppedapproximately at right angles to the longitudinal direction of thecurtain clasp.

With the curtain clasp as a handle the pin may now be pierced easilythrough the hem of a curtain and thereafter clasped in the slot 7 ofstud 4. Thereafter the curtain clasp fastened to the curtain may beintroduced into the slot of a curtain board 9 (FIG. 2).

The curtain bar, which may be made from a board or a metal profile, isprovided with an inner channel 10 and a guideway 11 restricted by anupper and a lower flange 12 and 13, respectively. It will be seen fromFIG. 2 that the head 2b of the projection 2 rests with an outwardsfacing annular surface against the inner vertical side walls of theflanges 12, 13, whereas the neck 2a of the projection 2 rests slidablywith its cylindrical wall against the horizontal upper surface of thelower flange 13.

The curtain rod cut into a suitable length and provided with the desirednumber of curtain clasps fastened to a curtain is thereafter secured toa wall or ceiling.

Preferably, except for the pin, the curtain clasp is manufactured from aplastic, preferably a polyamide such as nylon, for instance by injectionmolding.

What is claimed is:

1. A curtain clasp for draping and hanging curtains from a curtain rod,said clasp comprising an oblong plate member provided on a firstlongitudinal side with at least one mushroom-shaped projection having aneck portion and an enlarged head portion adapted to be introduced intoand slidably engaged in a slot portion of said curtain rod, and theother longitudinal side opposite to said first longitudinal side withtwo perpendicularly extending cylindrical studs in spaced relation, acurtain suspending and pleating pin having a head on one end and a pointon the other end, one of said studs having therein an open slot arrangedat right angles to the longitudial side of said oblong plate forreceiving the head of said pin therein with said pin extending towardthe other stud, a slot in said other stud extending upward andsubstantially paral lel to the longitudinal side of said oblong plateand being adapted to receive and retain the pointed portion of said pintherein.

2. The curtain clasp of claim 1 in which said oblong plate is providedat one of its longitudinal sides with two mushroom-like projections.

3. The curtain clasp of claim 1 in which the body thereof, except forthe pin, is made from nylon.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2/1959 Perlmutter 1687.4 11/1964Stall l60-345 XR FOREIGN PATENTS 27,544 11/1910 Great Britain.

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